UCLA Mindful

Weekly Meditations & Talks

Join teachers from UCLA Mindful to meditate weekly or learn about themes in mindfulness. The meditations on this page are recorded from virtual drop-ins, our Hammer Museum weekly meditation drop in, and other UCLA Mindful events. 

Sessions are led by Diana Winston, Director of UCLA Mindful, Marvin G. Belzer, Allyson Pimentel, and by other guest leaders.

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Hammer Museum Meditation Catch-Up For our virtual meditation participants, join us for a chance to meditate, catch up, ask questions and reconnect with Diana Winston or Allyson Pimentel. We will meet the first Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1pm. 

  • June: 2: Diana Winston
  • July 7: Allyson Pimentel

Join us for this free event—register now and add it to your calendar.
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Date

Topic

Instructor

Link

May 27, 2026

Talks: Keep Going with Compassion

Erin Doerwald

Play

May 25, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

May 21, 2026

Hammer Meditation: Four Qualities of the Heart

Diana Winston

Play

May 20, 2026

Talks: Conscious Aging

Diana Winston
& Zensho Susan O'Connell

Play

May 18, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

May 14, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Saying Yes to Your Own Well-being

Mitra Manesh

Play

May 11, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

May 07, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Mindfulness Meditation

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

May 06, 2026

Talks: The Four Beautiful
Qualities of the Heart

Diana Winston

Play

May 04, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Apr. 29, 2026

Talks:
Nurturing Our Nature

Laurie Cousins

Play

Apr. 27, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Apr. 23, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Mindfulness of the Elements

Allyson Pimentel

Play

Apr. 22, 2026

Talks: Gratitude

Diana Winston

Play

Apr. 20, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Apr. 16, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Focused & Open Attention

Diana Winston

Play

Apr. 15, 2026

Talks:
Special Event 

devon & nico hase

Play

Apr. 13, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Apr. 9, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Focused Attention

Diana Winston

Play

Apr. 6, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Apr. 2, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
The Spectrum of Awareness Meditation

Diana Winston

Play

Apr. 1, 2026

Talks: Practicing Across 
the Spectrum of Awareness

Diana Winston

Play

Mar. 30, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Mar. 26, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Mindfully Envisioning a Positive Future

Diana Winston

Play

Mar. 25, 2026

Talks:
Being Present with Emotions

Bhanu Joy Harrison

Play

Mar. 23, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Mar. 19, 2026

Hammer Meditation: 

Dr. Ali

Play

Mar. 18, 2026

Talks:
Working Mindfully with Judgment Pt 3

Diana Winston

Play

Mar. 16, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Mar. 12, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Acceptance

Allyson Pimentel

Play

Mar. 11, 2026

Talks: The Practice of Letting Go

Wade Brill

Play

Mar. 9, 2026

Mindful Monday

Diana Winston

Play

Mar. 5, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Field of Relaxation

Allyson Pimentel

Play

Mar. 4, 2026

Talks: From Fear to Choice
in a Time of Uncertainty

Mitra Manesh

Play

Mar. 2, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Feb. 26, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Well-Being, In the Midst of It All

Diana Winston

Play

Feb. 25, 2026

Talks:
Working Mindfully with Judgment Pt 2

Diana Winston

Play

Feb. 19, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
RAIN for Difficult Emotions

Diana Winston

Play

Feb. 18, 2026

Talks:
Working Mindfully with Judgment

Diana Winston

Play

Feb. 12, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Turning Towards: Working with
Anxiety, Grief, Confusion, and Anger

Diana Winston

Play

Feb. 11, 2026

Talks:
Freeing the Mind by Developing It

Manijeh Motaghy

Play

Feb. 9, 2026

Mindful Monday

Juan Sanguesa

Play

Feb. 5, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
A Time to Rest

Allyson Pimentel

Play

Feb. 4, 2026

Talks:
Cultivating Kindness

Wade Brill

Play

Feb. 2, 2026

Mindful Monday

Juan Sanguesa

Play

Jan. 29, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Grounded, Centered and Strong

Diana Winston

Play

Jan. 28, 2026

Talks:
Mindfulness When It's Really Hard

Diana Winston

Play

Jan. 26, 2026

Mindful Monday

Juan Sanguesa

Play

Jan. 22, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
One Human Family:
A Meditation for a Connected World

Mitra Manesh

Play

Jan. 19, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Jan. 15, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Looking Inside

Allyson Pimentel

Play

Jan. 14, 2026

Talks:
Overwhelm and Our Nervous System

Bhanu Joy Harrison

Play

Jan. 12, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play

Jan. 8, 2026

Hammer Meditation:
Intention Setting

Diana Winston

Play

Jan. 7, 2026

Talks:
New Year's Intentions

Diana Winston

Play

Jan. 5, 2026

Mindful Monday

Marvin G. Belzer

Play


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